Billy Sprowls
Guillermo "Billy" Sprowls (* in Mexico City ) is a former Mexican racing driver .
Racing career
Billy Sprowls began his career in the late 1950s and became one of the most famous and successful touring car drivers in his home country. Belonging to the generation of the two Rodríguez brothers Ricardo and Pedro , he was first a mechanic and co-driver for Paco Díaz and later became a works driver at Chrysler Mexico . He won several Mexican touring car championships on a Dodge Dart .
In the 1970s, Sprowls was also active in international long-distance sports . He contested the 12-hour race at Sebring and the 24-hour race at Le Mans . He celebrated his greatest success at the Daytona 24-hour race in 1975 when he finished second overall with Michael Keyser and Andrés Contreras in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR behind Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1975 | Jagermeister Kremer Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Juan Carlos Bolaños | Andrés Contreras | Rank 9 | ||
1976 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 935 | Juan Carlos Bolaños | Eduardo Lopez Negrete | Hans Heyer | failure | Wagon fire |
1982 | Edgar Dören | Porsche 935K3 | Edgar Dören | Antonio Contreras | failure | no petrol |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1975 | Toad Hall Motor Racing | Porsche Carrera RSR | Michael Keyser | Andrés Contreras | failure | accident |
1976 | Adam's Apple | Porsche Carrera RSR | Juan Carlos Bolaños | Eduardo Lopez Negrete | Rank 11 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sprowls, Billy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sprowls, Guillermo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |